Visas Of Senior Jamaican Legislators And Several Cops Revoked By United States

KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 2, 2019 (CMC) – National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang, has confirmed reports that the United States visas of two senior legislators have been revoked.

On Friday, it was reported that the United States canceled the visas, belonging Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job creation in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz; and opposition politician, Phillip Paulwell.

According to Vaz, if he is unsuccessful in having his visa restored, he will resign from the Cabinet as he believes that he would not be able to carry out his ministerial functions.

The government legislator said that he has advised Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, of the issue and has since initiated, through the formal procedures and protocols, the process of seeking clarification to determine his eligibility to be re-issued a United States visa.

Vaz, who was once a citizen of the United States, renounced his citizenship in 2008, after his election to the House of Representatives was deemed ineligible, based on his dual citizenship.

Paulwell, who was out of the country when he received the news, said that on his return to the island, he will address the matter, immediately, as he intends to be in touch with the US Embassy.

Meanwhile, Chang also revealed that several members of the police force have also had their US visas canceled.However, their names have not been released, due to their rank in the Jamaica Constabulary Force.

The US Embassy, here, has not commented on the revocation of the visas.

One comment

Jamaicans believe that politicians, religious leaders, police and light skinned people are not criminals and corrupt individuals but, they are rather mistaken. They are the root of all the problems in Jamaica. They are protected by the wickedest liable law on Earth. The United States should have zoomed in on them a long time ago. The UK is not going to touch them, because they were put there from Henry Morgen’s time till now, to keep the population in perpetual servitude.

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